Hi all
Just noticed this thread and thought I'd drop in.
I'm 21, five foot eight and four stone overweight. At 17, I was five and a half overweight. I calorie counted religiously for six months and lost 3.5 stone, but put that back on over the first year at uni.
This year's a big one for me - I sit my last final exam next week. I've got my graduation ball on June 16th, a holiday booked for the 3rd of July and then graduation on 13th July. I desperately want to loose at least two stone by then.
Ten days ago, I started Atkins for the second time. I did it last spring, and lost 2 stone in eight weeks. I've managed to keep 1.5 stone of that off over the past year. I'm not planning on keeping on it that long this time - causes me to feel quite low. My intention is to keep on it til my exams finish, have a good evening out with my friends that night, then calorie count.
I don't feel too bad on Atkins, although friends report they feel dizzy or sick. But I do find it hard not to be allowed one biscuit, or one glass of wine. At the end of next week, my plan is to stick to light meals such as salads, soup and sandwiches, and allow myself healthy snacks like Ryvita and bananas, with the occasional chocolate bar or bag of crisps.
Guess I'll be a regular on this thread for a few weeks. Don't get me wrong - I know I need to change my lifestyle rather than crash diet. But I leave uni in a month, so my life will have to change then anyway. I'm just hoping to kick start the loss at the moment.
